students can imagine their think and describe their imagination to others. From the activities in suggestopedia, the students can master more vocabulary.
For further information about the implementation of suggestopedia method in teaching st
udents’ vocabulary, the writer would like to mention the steps of applying suggestopedia method on students’ vocabulary mastery as follows:
a. Teacher should arrange the classroom such as the students’ chair, desk,
the classroom decoration and the condition of the classroom. b.
Before come to the class, all tools that will used by the teacher should be prepared.
c. After the classroom has been arranged, the teacher should make sure the
students that they are ready to study. d.
Before going to the material, the music was played by the teacher. Also, teacher asked students to relax, calm and enjoy the music.
e. Teacher give the material with some activities in suggestopedia method
such as role play, games, etc, related to the vocabulary. f.
While doing role play or games, teacher may play the music with the lower sound.
D. Advantages and Disadvantages of using Suggestopedia in Teaching
Vocabulary
The advantages of using Suggestopedia on students ’ vocabulary mastery include:
a. Teacher can be optimal to elaborate the material by using some instrument
music to make students interest b.
Students are happy to join class when the setting of the class different and colorful
c. In this era, most of school provides some tools to support suggestopedia
method such as audio, projector, sound, etc. The disadvantages of using Suggestopedia on students’ vocabulary mastery
include: a.
Because this method using music, some cases it will disturb the class next to
this room. b.
Need an extra preparation such as the decoration, classroom arrangement and the quality of tools.
E. Previous Relevant Study
There are some relevant studies related to this research. First is „Skripsi’ written by Rahayu Windu Setiawati with entitled “improving students’ vocabulary
mastery through suggestopedia method.”
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Rahayu used CAR as the design while the writer use a quasi-experimental study as the design. However, both thesis has
same variable. This study proves that suggestopedia in teaching English language can increase students’ vocabulary mastery that covered understanding meaning of
the word based on the context. Also, the implementation of suggestopedia brings a good effect for students’ behavior and create a good atmosphere to the teaching
and learning process. The second research that related to this study was conducted by Tami
Asriani with entitled “The Effectiveness of Suggestopedia Method on Students’ Reading Comprehension.”
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The objective of this study was to find out the empirical evidence whether using Suggestopedia was effective for students on
reading comprehension of narrative text at eighth grade students. The method used in this study was quasi-experimental study using nonequivalent control
group design. It was concluded that there was a significance effect of using
Suggestopedia on students’ reading comprehension in narrative text.
The third research related to the study is research done by Nella Faidatun with the title “The Effectiveness of Suggestopedia Method in Teaching Reading
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Rahayu. W Setiawati, “Improving Students’ Vocabulary Mastery through
Suggestopedia Method ”, skripsi in Faculty of Tarbiya and Teachers Training Universitas Negeri
Surakarta, 2010, unpublished.
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Tami Asriani, The Effectiveness of Suggestopedia Method on Students’ Reading
Comprehension, Jakarta, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2015
